Distinct attribute

is a field whose value will always be unique in the returned documents.

Distinct attribute can also be updated directly through the global settings route along with the other settings.

NOTE

Updating the settings means overwriting the default settings of MeiliSearch. You can reset to default values using the DELETE routes.

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GET

Get the distinct attribute field of an index.

Path variables

cURL

JavaScript

Python

PHP

Ruby

Rust

curl \

client.index('movies').getDistinctAttribute()

client.index('movies').get_distinct_attribute()

$client->index('movies')->getDistinctAttribute();

client.index('movies').distinct_attribute

client.Index("movies").GetDistinctAttribute()

let distinct_attribute: Option<String> = movies.get_distinct_attribute().await.unwrap();

Response: 200 Ok

"movie_id"

POST

Update the field of an index.

Path variables

Body

A String: the field name.

More information about the body.

WARNING

If the field does not exist, no error will be thrown.

Example

cURL

JavaScript

Python

PHP

Ruby

Rust

  -X POST 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/distinct-attribute' \
  --data '"movie_id"'

client.index('movies').updateDistinctAttribute('movie_id')

client.index('movies').update_distinct_attribute('movie_id')

$client->index('movies')->updateDistinctAttribute('movie_id');

client.index('movies').update_distinct_attribute('movie_id')

let progress: Progress = movies.set_distinct_attribute("movie_id").await.unwrap();

Response: 202 Accepted

{
  "updateId": 1
}

This updateId allows you to .

DELETE

Reset the distinct attribute field of an index to its default value.

Default value:

Path variables

Example

cURL

JavaScript

Python

PHP

Ruby

Go

Rust

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/distinct-attribute'

client.index('movies').resetDistinctAttribute()

client.index('movies').reset_distinct_attribute()

$client->index('movies')->resetDistinctAttribute();

client.index('movies').reset_distinct_attribute

client.Index("movies").ResetDistinctAttribute()

let progress: Progress = movies.reset_distinct_attribute().await.unwrap();

Response: 202 Accepted

{
  "updateId": 1